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Post by BIP on Jul 9, 2012 0:24:13 GMT -5
Keep the translations coming Phaedrus. Classic stuff!
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Post by BIP on Jul 9, 2012 0:48:07 GMT -5
BIP/USA Development Team Journal
July 5, 2012
Our First Day of Matches, Tianjin, China
By Michelle Bartsch, University of Illinois ’11 (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico ’12)
We started the day with another interesting breakfast, which mostly consisted of rice, noodles, and fruit for me. Then we were off to sightsee for the majority of the morning. It began as a carriage ride through an upscale neighborhood in Tianjin. It was really hard to understand what each building actually was, but from what we gathered there were a lot of governors houses and a couple doctors. Some of the buildings were mansions with big courtyards that had very ornate details. After the short ride we went to the cultural center. There were about four big buildings around a beautiful pond. The cultural center was a museum about Tianjin historical background. We were short on time in the museum, but from what we saw there is a lot of history that I wasn’t even aware of.
The Development team played at 3:30pm so we went to watch. Here is what their team captain, Allison Mayfield (Kansas ’11) had to say about their match:
“Our team was so excited to play our first match against one of the teams from China (Shanghai). We all boarded the bus and were surprised to see the team we were about to play on the bus with us. Team Shanghai was very quiet but some of our players used the two minute bus ride to get pumped by listening to a song and doing a small dance (Kelly and Chelsea). When we got to the gym we went through our stretching and warm-up and all couldn't wait to finally set foot on the court for a game as we've been practicing hard for the last 4 days. We lined up and heard the national anthems from both the USA and China and it was finally time to play. Team Shanghai was a very polished team. They all had very aggressive float serves and it allowed them to get an early lead on us. We all could feel the first game jitters and ultimately Team Shanghai capitalized on our timidity to close out the set. We began the second set a little bit better than the first as we were beginning to get more comfortable playing at this level and adjusting to certain tendencies Team Shanghai showed. We had some good hard fought rallies in set two but in the end Team Shanghai came out on top again. In set three we finally started playing closer to how we had been practicing the past few days. Team Shanghai got out to a lead early again but we hung in right behind them the whole match. We had players go on serving runs and even had a few aces. We made moves where we would be within a point or two but Team Shanghai held the lead the whole match. Team Shanghai eventually won the match in 3 sets. Our team saw this match as a learning experience and a reality check to the level of competition we are going to see here in China. We were pleased to see that we improved as the match went on but also found out there is no time to warm up in the match and we have to be prepared from the first point. I think it is safe to say that after the match we are all slightly embarrassed about our showing and are ready to hit the court again to show what we can really do.”
The All Star team’s game vs. Tianjin at 7:30pm was a lot of fun. The Chinese play a whole different style than most of us have even played against, so it was quite a challenge from the beginning. They had extremely aggressive serving and their passing was close to perfect, which allowed them to run a very fast offense. Most of the sets barely got above the tape of the net, and the hitters were jumping before the ball was out of the setter’s hands. We struggled at times throughout the match with not being prepared from what was coming at us from the other side. It was a big adjustment that we had progressively started to make throughout the match, but we were not able to pull through with winning one set. We lost in three sets, but I would say that we are playing a lot better as a team.
We have been playing together for less than a week and this was the first time we were tested as a team. I believe that tomorrow’s match against Team Shanghai will be much better. We just need to keep working hard and learn how to play with each other. The atmosphere in the gym was awesome. There was a great home crowd that was extremely loud the whole time with big drums and noise makers, it is always fun to play for new fans. We are all looking forward to seeing more of the city tomorrow and to compete again.
BIP/USA Development Team Journal
July 6, 2012
2nd Competition Day, Tianjin, China
By Tori Mellinger, Texas A&M
This morning after breakfast we went to the Tianjin Eye, which is a huge ferris wheel that overlooks the river and city of Tianjin (similar to the London Eye in England). Unfortunately, the weather has been really overcast, so we couldn't see too far, but being almost 40 stories high was really fun. The Development Team didn't get to join us because they wanted to get an extra practice in before their match tonight.
After that we walked over to the DaBei Temple, which is the only Buddhist temple in the city of Tianjin. The temple was so ornate and gorgeous, and in my opinion, the most beautiful architecture we have seen yet. When we first got there, we were given joss sticks (incense) that our guide told us we were supposed to make a wish, or a prayer on once they are lit and place them outside of the temples. There were three main temples, the first one was the smallest and they continued to grow in size. The last one, the main temple, was huge and it had the most detail both outside and in.
After our game against Tianjin the night before, we showed up for our game against Shanghai ready to play. The first set we were playing really well; our passing was significantly improved from the first match and this gave our offense a chance to show what they had. The game was pretty neck-and-neck but we ended up losing 24-26. We didn't let that get us down though and we came back fighting again for set 2. After being up for most of the game, the score got tied at 20-20 and we made a few crucial errors that gave Shanghai the win. Shanghai got us a little out of our rhythm for game 3, and took the match, 3-0. After improving our serving and passing, I think our team is starting to find a good rhythm and we are starting to work much better together.
We came back later for the night match where the Developmental Team took on Tianjin. They also fell 3-0, but they fought hard.
Katherine Harms (University of Minnesota ’12) on that match: “Today we got to face off vs. the home team from Tianjin. We were looking forward to this match because not only did we get to face the home team in front of a large crowd, but we also got a chance to redeem ourselves after losing our first match. After a delicious pregame meal we headed to the gym to get ready to play. We had a small dance party to get out spirits up and build some energy and enthusiasm for the match. We started with our usual warm up and before you knew it, it was time to begin the match. With both national anthems played and the rosters called out we hit the floor. We started out the match with a huge amount of energy and we were playing very cohesively. The first set was massive battle back and forth till the very end. Unfortunately Tianjin got the best of us, and continued to play well throughout the rest of the match resulting in our loss of the game. We gave a great effort as a team but unfortunately it wasn’t enough. They were a great team but we showed ourselves that we can play at the same level as them if we have a lot of focus. Tomorrow we take on the team we played the first day and I am excited to show them what USA volleyball is really about.”
Every day here in China we get better, and we get more used to playing with each other. The Chinese teams are playing some great volleyball, and I know the USA teams will battle back and continue to get better.
BIP/USA Development Team Journal
July 7, 2012
3rd Competition Day, Tianjin, China
By Jasmine Norton, University of Arkansas ‘12
Today we went on our third sightseeing outing. We started off by going to Starbucks in “Little Italy” which was very nice because it made us feel as if we were back in the USA. A few of the girls on the team bought some sweet coffee mugs that had China on them which will make good souvenir gifts. After we got done with our coffees, we went to the Exhibition Hall where it showed us the whole city of Tianjin in exact miniature replica. We weren’t allowed to take photographs in this building, but I wish we were able to because the exhibit was amazing. Our tour guide told us that it took 20 years to build all the miniature replicas of the city. Also, we found out that there were buildings in the miniature replica that wasn’t built yet and they didn’t paint those buildings because they were in construction. After we left the exhibit we walked around “Little Italy” where we looked around at the shops for a while until the bus came and picked us up. The area was very pretty and we saw two couples who were taking their wedding photographs. No one bought anything at the shops though because everyone is saving their money for Beijing.
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Post by BIP on Jul 9, 2012 10:08:29 GMT -5
7/9/12 Match Updates from Beijing
3:30pm Match, BIP/USA Development Team vs. Liaoling Province Team:
Starters were Knudsen, Kurisch, Sherman, Harms, Norton, and Mayfield with O’Neill as libero. Great first set. We traded points for most of the match and were tied at 23-23. This was the most consistent effort that this team has shown in our 4 matches, but they let it slip as the match progressed. We lost 0-3 with scores of 23-25, 15-25, and 11-25. The third set saw the team return to our high error offense and lack of ball control which we’re hoping not to see anymore of on this trip. While there is plenty of press just about everywhere we go, we didn’t have much of a crowd; maybe 150 people.
7:30pm Match, BIP/USA All-Stars vs. Shanghai:
Starters were Zimmerman, Murphy, Bergsma, Bartsch, Middleborne, and Fletemeier. Middleborne went down with an ankle injury early in the first set and Krieg entered and scored a few quick points. We were down from the get-go but made a little run in the middle. We lost 15-25 with Murphy being the bright spot with 6 kills on 13 swings. We hit .187 as a team in the set. Carlson started the second set in the middle and Ammerman came in for Bartsch. We started well and led for a while but Shanghai tied it at 11 and never looked back. We lost 17-25 hitting .172 in the set. We jumped out to a 4-3 lead in the third and sensed that our first set victory might be on the way, but the poorly timed errors kept us down again and we lost 19-25. Kelly Murphy was somehow named Player of the Game (she hit .174 on 23 swings). We hit .124 as a team on the match and passed a 2.18. Reception is improving, but the individual errors and inability to pressure the Chinese with our serve continue to haunt us. Mellinger (libero) passed a 2.46. Crowd was about 600.
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Post by paloalto on Jul 9, 2012 10:34:17 GMT -5
Those are some big names in the starting lineup for the USA All-Star Team against Shanghai. The results might indicate volleyball requires more practice as a team unit than some other sports where All-Star teams can be immediately successful. Or maybe the Chinese teams are simply in a different league as far as skill level.
I appreciate your accurate accounting of the matches. IMO it is preferable to typical reports about All-Star sports teams where everyone "played well".
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Post by BIP on Jul 10, 2012 21:12:09 GMT -5
7/10/12 Match Updates
4:00pm Match, BIP/USA Development vs. Team Shanghai (Televised Match)
Starters were Sherman, Mayfield, Norton, Knudsen, Rand, Harms and we debuted a new libero in Kelly Lamberti. We looked good in warm-ups (hasn’t always been the case on this trip) and started the match with some pretty good passing. We led early due to more effective serve receive offense which seemed to be a product of increased confidence the passers were feeling.
The first set highlighted Norton and Harms as they led in scoring with a combined 9 points and Rand stepped up her defensive play contributing three blocks and one kill. This was the most consistent level of play that this group has shown throughout the whole trip, but a handful of untimely unforced errors closed the window quickly on what could have been the first victorious set for this team on this challenging tour.
The second set started with a decent point for point exchange, before the Shanghai team used their first tempo offense to overpower us again and crafted a four point lead which we could not overcome. We finally figured out that more aggressive serving was a must to slow down the pace of the Shanghai serve receive offense, and Kurisch led the way with three aces in the second set as well as a kill. Harms came up with 6 points (5 kills , 1 block) and Mayfield and Norton combined for 8 points.
The third set started in an all too familiar way with multiple unforced errors and we played catch-up the whole set. Norton still produced points but unfortunately also was responsible for four unforced errors. Mayfield had her best set of the match coming up with 4 kills and 2 blocks. While there were many points of improved play, unforced errors were the downfall of this team once again.
Jasmine Norton (Arkansas) was given the MVP trophy for the match with 16 total points, and two other players of note for this match was captain Allison Mayfield with 16 points and Katherine Harms with 14 points; both highs for the trip.
7:40pm Match, BIP/USA All-Stars vs. Liaoning Province Team (Televised Match)
Starters were Zimmerman, Fletemeier, Bergsma, Murphy, Stalzer, and Ammerman. Stalzer moved to the middle to provide a little more quick punch on attack, and she didn’t disappoint hitting .368 with 8 kills and plenty of spark for a few runs. Liaoning played much better than we saw the previous day, so it was more of the same from the Chinese; tough serving, excellent reception and defense, and a quick offense that we unfortunately witnessed in-system for most of the match. We started off down 4-8 and 8-16 in the first set but had a great run to fight back to 13-16. It looked like the All-Stars had finally arrived, but an error here and there put us right back to 21-25. Krieg & Johnson started to mix things up in the second, but our passing dropped from a 2.2 to a 1.9 and we struggled serving and scoring: 15-25. Bartsch came in for the third set and we started strong. She ended up hitting .333 on 9 balls, passed well and had some good defensive plays. We hit .384 in the third but ended down 18-25 for our fifth straight 0-3 defeat. Carlson also saw action in the middle. Player of the Match deservedly went to the Chinese this time. No more freebies for the USA. Murphy had a good match for us hitting .526 with 9 kills.
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Post by sheila on Jul 10, 2012 21:46:01 GMT -5
THanks for the update. I have being trying to find replays of the matches in Bejiing on line but no luck. Hope fully they will be posted at some point.
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Post by BIP on Jul 11, 2012 8:17:07 GMT -5
We finally got the player journals updated to the end of yesterday (for us) July 10:
July 7, 2012
Part 2 – The Matches
All Star Team (Bergsma, Oregon): Our last match for the All Star team in Tianjin was against the Tianjin professional team. We are starting to play better together, but still came up short and lost in three. The scores were closer than the first time we played them with the All Stars team's offense was headed by Hannah Johnson's setting. The Tianjin team served very strong float serves that often kept us out of system and we had a hard time stopping the one-two combo. We kept fighting and made them earn their points. Our blocking was very solid on the pins and we look forward to facing some different teams in Beijing.
BIP/USA Development Team (Norton, Arkansas): After lunch we went and played Shanghai again. The first set we came out strong yet didn't come out with the victory. After that set we didn't carry over the good things we did in the prior set and lost. The final set we came out with a lot of energy but a few errors caused us to lose 0-3. The match that we played today was up and down for the three sets yet this match gave us confidence that we could play with these Chinese teams. As we proceed to the next matches in Beijing I look forward to seeing how we end up doing the rest of this trip.
July 8, 2012
Travel Day to Beijing & Great Wall Visit
By Dana Knudsen, University of Minnesota
Today we checked out of our hotel in Tianjin and began the 2.5 hour bus
ride to Beijing and the Great Wall. When finally arrived at the wall around lunchtime, we sat down to a nice traditional family style meal. We were all very excited when they brought out some plain broccoli! When we got to the Great Wall we were told to bring our jackets in case it was chilly, but we definitely didn't need them after the walk up hill. Luckily, we were rescued by a cable ride to the top of the mountain because that would have taken a while. We were really lucky that we got to go to a less crowded part of the wall because the scenery was beautiful. We all took lots of pictures, and we all had a great time. In addition, we got some serious exercise! We had some interesting interactions walking through the streets back to the bus as we got badgered by the vendors. Once we walked the wall we became “True Men” or “Heroes”. That is what they say here. Then we headed back to our hotel to get ready for the welcome banquet. The banquet was hosted near the Forbidden City at a classic Peking Duck restaurant. The duck was very good! It was similar to chicken. I didn't realize that duck could be served in so many different ways. Afterwards we got to walk around the little shops and get some souvenirs. The streets were hopping, and we were very popular photo opportunities for the locals in our heels. Finally, we headed back to the hotel, exhausted, and got some much needed rest.
July 9, 2012
First Competition Day in Beijing
By Mary Kurisch (All-Star Update by Lexi Zimmerman)
After a long day of travel yesterday we got to sleep in until breakfast at 8:30. After breakfast we all got ready for practice and headed to the gym. Each team got an hour to practice and the Select Team (we were the Development Team in Tianjin but the Select Team here in Beijing) went first and the All-Stars went second. During our practice we worked on serving and passing. It is nice to have a practice before you play in a new gym so you can get used to playing on a new court and learn how to handle the ball within the new atmosphere. After both teams were done with practice we headed back to the hotel for lunch. The food at our new hotel is more Americanized than it was in Tianjin, which is nice after having eaten Chinese food only for the last 5 days.
The Select Team played first at 3:30pm. We came out stronger today and had improved communication than our first few games. We also had stronger connections when running offensive plays and got good touches on the block. Despite our efforts however the Liaoning Province Team took the match in 3 games. After the Select Team finished playing both teams returned to the hotel and ate dinner. The All-Stars then got ready for their game while we got ready to go cheer them on!
The All-Star team played Team Shanghai after a good morning practice. This was our second time playing this team so we had a good scouting report before the match. We oscillated between playing at a really high level and not executing. It was tough to get into a consistent rhythm, and although there were flashes of great play it wasn't enough. Team Shanghai ran a diverse offense and applied constant pressure which ultimately led to a 3-0 match in their favor. Even though we lost Kelly Murphy received MVP of the match! We are all fired-up to play tomorrow as we continue to improve on individual execution and team chemistry.
July 10, 2012
Match Day #5
Forbidden City & USA All-Star Team Match
By Kindra Bailey, University of Coastal Carolina
Today was definitely a full day. We started off the morning by taking a trip to the Forbidden City. It is such a popular tourist site so it was very crowded. We all found it funny that even in such a historic place, we still managed to be the focus of plenty of pictures taken by the Chinese tourists. The architecture and detail of the palace were extremely beautiful. It was great that we have such a good tour guide, Mike, because he's really knowledgeable and was able to tell us a lot of interesting things about the city.
After walking through the Forbidden City some decided to go back to the hotel and the rest of us took a taxi to the Silk Market of Beijing. The market was definitely six floors of “Overwhelming!” with so many store-keepers trying to get our attention. Almost anything could be bought in the market from Columbia jackets and Coach purses to silk dresses and "Rolexes". My teammates and I did a good job of bargaining down the prices and got pretty good deals for what we bought.
After all the walking of the city and the market we came back to the hotel to rest before our match. We did not come out on the winning side as we had hoped but I saw improvements in us as a team as we competed against the talented Liaoning Province professional team.
Development Team Match & Silk Market
By Allison Mayfield, Kansas ’11 (signed to Clamart, France for 2012-2013)
Today we played the Shanghai Team for the third time since we have been in China. We had lost to them the first two times we played them and we were hoping to turn our luck around this third time. The game started out very tightly contested. Each team was trading points back and forth and neither team could gain a very big lead until Team Shanghai finally got on a little rally and rolled off a couple points. They would keep a 3 or 4 point lead for the rest of the set and we would lose set one 22-25.
Set two started out much like set one where neither team pulled ahead early. It was another hard fought battle and we did a lot of things well including a couple service aces and some long scrappy rallies. In the end though, Team Shanghai would gain another small lead in the middle of the set which we weren't able to recover from and we lost 20-25. In set three we were determined to give our best fight and not fade away. We did a good job of coming out to an early lead and held it pretty steadily for about the first half of the match. But yet again Team Shanghai made a comeback and tied it up at around 20-20. Unfortunately, a few hitting errors late in the set would be too much for us to overcome and once again we lost 22-25. Even though the set did not turn out how we had hoped we did a lot of good things in this match. We finally began to see improvements that we haven't seen in the previous matches and we are hoping that everything will come together in time for our match tomorrow night so we can get the W.
As soon as we were finished with the match we headed back to the hotel to quickly shower, eat, and head back to the bus to go to the Silk Market. We felt like we were driving forever on our way to the market when it started raining. Of course we got to the market right in the middle of the rain shower which at the time seemed like a torrential downpour. By the time we all ran into the market we were soaked and looked like we had all just stepped out of the shower with our clothes on. All of the local people were pointing and laughing at us and people could probably here us coming from far away thanks to our squeaky shoes!
At the market we were looking for many things but the common item almost everybody wanted was “Beats By Dre “headphones. It was quite the experience bargaining with the salespeople and trying to get the lowest price possible but overall we all thought it was fun. We only had a little under two hours to shop so we all split up to get our goods and met back up at closing time to get taxis to take back to the hotel. Who knew it would be so difficult to hail a cab at closing time near one of the markets in Beijing? We needed 3 cabs and it probably took 10 minutes between each cab to get the next one. But luckily we all made it back to the hotel without any mishaps. So overall it was quite an eventful day with the Forbidden City, then our match, and then the Silk Market. Now it's time for bed so we can be ready for our next full day tomorrow!
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Post by BIP on Jul 11, 2012 8:26:27 GMT -5
July 11 Match Updates
4:00pm Match, USA All-Stars vs. Team Shanghai (TV Match)
1-3 (25-27 25-20 9-25 20-25)
Starters were Johnson, Murphy, Stalzer (middle), Fletemeier, Bartsch, Ammerman, and Mellinger (libero). Middleborne was out with her blown ankle and Krieg was out with stomach issues (round #2 for our delegation seems to be starting up here). Shanghai finally started a match with a varied line-up, and this allowed us to battle a team that actually made an error every once in a while. Their big #17 also had trouble getting kills on the outside for the first time this trip; we blocked her several times and Mellinger was picking up some nice digs on the hard cross-court. Our block scored several points in the first set, and for the most part we looked pretty good, passing and playing some solid volleyball. We battled to the end, blowing a 24-23 lead (with a decent swing to win the set) to eventually lose in extra innings 25-27. It was nice to at least see a 25 by our name up on the big scoreboard, and we had some momentum going into the second set. We jumped out to a big lead early and actually did a nice job holding on to it. We were blocking and digging well, and putting the ball away better than we have previously on this trip. Johnson did a nice job running an offense and everyone seemed to have confidence in us finally winning a set. We did, 25-20. The Shanghai coach immediately went back to his starting line-up and obviously had words with #17 as well. They smoked us in the third as the wheels essentially came off for us, 9-25. Bergsma and Bailey both started in the fourth set, and while we did have some nice runs and solid passing, Shanghai is just too tough to beat when they’re rolling and in system; 20-25 to end the tournament with a 1-3 loss and a 0-6 (1-18 in sets) record for our trip.
7:30pm Match, BIP/USA Development Team vs. Liaoning (TV Match)
0-3 (14-25, 11-25, 10-25)
Starters were Sherman, Harms, Mayfield, Norton, Rand, Kurisch, and Lamberti at libero. Both Bilger and Brown saw action in the first to try and get something going as we started slow and with issues getting kills. We lost 14-25 after trailing the entire set. Knudsen and Bilger started the second set, but we struggled passing and hitting again and lost a pretty ugly game 11-25. Edwards saw action as did Mayfield, who settled the passing a bit. We had a decent crowd tonight (>1000) but we just couldn’t get out of the passing rut and lost the third 10-25 with 4 straight aces (on float serves) to end the match. Interesting side note: Bartsch broke an antenna in warm-ups for the All-Star match and Bilger broke an antenna during the match for the Dev Team. We passed a 1.7 and hit .061 as a team for the match. Lamberti passed a 1.73. We had no blocks in the first two sets, and two in the third. Liaoning ran a great quick offense and while we couldn’t touch them today, hopefully we learned something from all this experience at this level. Its hard to lose 18 straight sets and 6 matchs in 7 days, but these girls know that they were competing against players that are simply at another level, and playing on their home court to boot. Big closing banquet tonight, so we’ll get to have a little fun and eat well one last time prior to flying back tomorrow.
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Post by BIP on Jul 11, 2012 12:41:22 GMT -5
July 11, 2012
Match Day #6
Last Full Day in China
By Hannah Johnson, University of New Mexico (All-Star Team)
Our last full day in China consisted of touring Tiananmen Square, shopping at the Pearl Market, and finishing our day with our final match against Shanghai.
Tiananmen Square was neat. Our guide Michael explained it can hold a half million people in the square and he also explained the history behind how it was created. It was shocking to see how many people were waiting in line to go in a building to see Mao's body. We didn't go in but we saw how much the Chinese population respects him. We walked through the square seeing the buildings surrounding the main area and took lots of pictures. Then we headed back to our bus to go shopping.
We went to the Pearl Market which had everything under the sun. There were four flours that ranged from trinkets, jewelry, electronics, artwork, etc. We all went crazy trying to bargain and buy gifts/souvenirs for our friends and family. The big hit at this market was three girls bought swords. Now they’re trying to figure out how their going to fit them into their suitcases. I would say our trip to the market was successful.
After the market we headed back to the hotel, had lunch and then the All-Star Team got ready for the first match of the day at 4:00pm. We played the Shanghai team for the third time and came out strong the first set. We were neck and neck with them but fell short 25-27. After the first set, we knew we could take a set from this team. The second set we played a tough and well organized match. We made big plays at crucial times, our serving and passing helped us stay in the game and we sided out quickly. We came out on top winning the second set 25-20. The third set we fell apart, lacked communication and focus, and slowly let the game get away from us. We made a lot of unforced errors in the middle of the set but slowly built momentum for the fourth set. In the fourth set we came out strong and played well at the beginning but we let the opponents go on a run in the middle. We slowly were making a comeback but we had a large deficit to try and catch up to. We lost the fourth set 20-25. Even though we lost it was one of the best matches we played this trip.
Overall the match was successful. We didn't win but we won a set off the Shanghai team, which was one of our goals. Each match we improved and started to mesh at the end. This trip has been a huge learning experience that I will never forget. The volleyball portion has opened my eyes and I can't wait to take back to my team what I learned and experienced on this trip. The ball control, speed, and volleyball IQ the teams we played against were unreal and I'm glad I was given the opportunity to play at such a high level. The trip in itself was fantastic as we toured some of China's most popular attractions. I was blessed to be on a team with some outstanding and supportive teammates, and I played against some amazing volleyball players, which I believe has benefited every girl on this trip. I would like to thank our Coaches Kyle Robinson and Lisa Beauchene for taking time out of their summer schedules and making our volleyball experience unforgettable and a huge thank you to Tim Kelly for organizing and making this trip possible.
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Post by BIP on Jul 18, 2012 3:09:54 GMT -5
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Post by BIP on Jul 18, 2012 8:30:53 GMT -5
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